Detachable toilet paper holder



April 1945- M. DESSAUR DETACHA BLE TOILET PAPER HOLDER Filed June 15, 1944 a R0 05 H m II I. a 5. Q 6 t W w n m M fl Wm 2 m |i ii 2 i positions in said depressed portions.

Patented Apr. 24, 1945 UNITED STATES PAT DETACI-IABLE TOILET PAPER HOLDER Murray Dessaur, Bronx, N. Y., assignor to himself and Richard D. Gale, Bronx, N. Y., jointly Application at... 15, 1944, SerialNo. 540,448

the bosses. There is further provided a recess in the bottom member of the frame at the rear there- 27 Claims.

Thepresent invention is directed to a holder for toilet paper or the like, and more particularly to a device which as a unit may be introduced into a wall opening. 4 4

In the ordinary holder for toilet paper, there is provided a recess in the wall of the bathroom and a device for holding toilet paper is cemented in said opening permanently; The holder, which is. usually of ceramic material, has two lateral depressions for the reception of a core of wood or the like, on which is mounted a roll of toilet paper. In attempting to introduce said core, which has a spring-pressed end, into the recesses in the ceramic material, difiiculty is often encountered in that it becomes almost impossible at times to introduce the ends ofthe core into the proper Some attempts have been made to alter the construction of the holder in order to facilitate the introduc-- tion of the core containing the roll of paper, but

such attempts have complicated the structure and have not given the desiredresults'.

The present invention is intended and adapted to overcome the difiiculties and disadvantages inherent in prior structures and to provide a holder fortoilet paper and the like which is not a fixture, but is removable from the wall. It is also among the objects of the present invention to provide a structure of a holder which is adapted to be fitted into and made a part of the ordinary permanent holder now used.

7 "It is still further among the objects of the present invention to provide a device which can be of to provide a passageway for a. sheet of paper issuingfrom the roll. Because of said recess, the paper is held in itsproper position at alltimes and the lower edge of the frame provides an edge along which the paper may be torn.

In the accompanying drawing, constituting a part hereof and in which like reference characters indicate like partsi 4 I Fig. 1 is a front view of a device made in accordance with the present invention and showingparv ticularly'the frame and the roll of paper inposition for use;

Fig. 2 is a vertical, cross-sectional view takenalong the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and showing the reconveniently used for holding a roll of toilet paper and which may be snapped into position in the permanent holder in a bathroom.

In the practice of the present invention, 1 provide a frame having a rectangular opening, the

4 size of which is approximately the size of the normal opening in the permanent bathroomfixture.

Extending rearwardly from the lateral portions of the opening are resilient metallic plates which are intended to fit. relatively closely tothe sides of the bathroom fixture. Each of the plates has an outwardly depressed portion or boss, the depth of which is sufficient to firmly hold the ends of the core on which the roll of paper is retained. The inner or free edges of said plates may be slightly turned inwardly so as to facilitate the insertion of said plates in the opening of the bathroom fixture. There may also be provided downwardly extending grooves in said plates from the upper portion thereof, and communicating with the depressed portions or bosses. Such grooves facilitate the insertion of the core in position in lation between the device of the present invention and the normal bathroom fixture; and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal,cross-sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing particularly the mannefin which the device is inserted into and held by'the bathroom fixture. I The device consists essentially of a frame [having an opening 2, rectangular in shape and of approximately the same size as the opening in the bathroom fixture. If desired, the upper edge 3 thereof may be made in any decorative form to enhance the appearance of the device. Along the lower bar of the frame is a groove 4t: sufiicient depth and width to allow a space between means for sliding a core into said bosses. A core II has a dowel l2 atone end, said dowel being urged outwardly by spring I3 within a recess in core H. A fixed projection l4 similar to l2isprovided at the other end. A roll oftoilet paper, or the like, is slipped over said cor In order to introduce the device into the bathroom wall the assembled core and roll is so placed that the ends I2 and M are placed in the upper ends I 0 of grooves 9 and the whole is slipped down into the depressed portions of bosses 8. This may be accomplished without any difiiculty. The end I6 of the sheet of paper is threaded into recess 4 so that the extreme end I! thereof is in a position below the lower edge 18 of frame I. Said edge oFFlcE provides a convenient means for fixing the place at which the sheet is to be torn.

The frame is grasped in the hands and is slipped into the opening in the bathroom fixture, the

initial movement being facilitated by the slightly inturned edges IQ of the plates. The movement is continued along the walls 20 of the opening until the bosses 8 enter into recesses 2| therein. Because of .the resiliency of the metal of plates 6, the bosses snap into place andare firmly held drawn. There is no tendency of the device to loosen or to accidentallybe removed from the wall opening, as the friction of the engagement between the plates and the inner Walls of the opening is sufficient to hold the same in operative position.

, Although I have described the invention setting forth a single embodiment thereof, it will be apparentto those skilled in the art that various changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention. For instance, the character of the frame, the size and shape thereof, and other details, may be'varied at will.,- In some instances, the grooves 9 may be omitted or additional grooves may be made, as for example grooves may be provided at the lower portions of the plates to provide additional bearing surfacesagainst the walls 20 of thebathroom fixture. The size and shape of the plates,,the character of the recesses, and the manner in which the various, parts are assembled, may be varied in accordance with established practice. The materials of construction may be any which are suitable forthe purpose, and it may even be possible to use nonmetallic material for the plates 6, providedthat the material has sufficient resiliency and strength.

These and other variations in the details of the, invention may be made without departing from. the spirit thereof, and the scope of the inventionis not to be limited except by the charactionally engaging the sides of a wall opening for retainingsaid device in position for use.v

2. A device for holding toilet paper which comprises a frame having a rectangular opening therein, a resilient plate attached to each of the .lateral sides of said opening, said plates extending rearwardly of the face of said frame, depressed portions in said plates adapted. to support between them the ends of a core having toilet paper thereon, the rear face of the lower portion of said frame having a recessed portion therein to provide space for a sheet of a toilet paper, and means on said plates for frictionally engaging the sides of a wall opening for retaining said device in position for use. I

3. A device for holding toilet paper which comprises a frame .having a rectangular opening therein, a resilient plate attached to each of the lateral sides of said opening, said plates extending rearwardly of the face of said frame, depressed portions in said plates adapted to support between them the ends of a core having toilet paper thereon, guide grooves in said plates extending from the upper sides thereof and into said depressed portions, and means on said plates for. frictionally engaging the sides of a wall opening for retaining said device in position for use.

4. A device for holding toilet paper which comprises a frame having a rectangular opening lateral sides of said opening, said plates extending rearwardly of the face 'of said frame, depressed portions in said plates adaptedto supportbetween them the ends of a core having toilet paper thereon, the free edges of said plates being turned inwardly to facilitate insertion of said device into an opening, and means on said plates for frictionally engaging the sides of a wall opening for retaining said device in position for use.

5. A device for holding toilet paper which comprises a frame having a rectangular openingv therein, a resilient plate attached to each of the lateral sides of said opening, said plates extending rearwardly of the face of said frame, depressed portions in said plates adapted to support between them the ends of a core having toilet paper thereon, and means on said plates for frictionally engaging the sides of a wall opening for retaining said device in position for use including outwardly extending bosses on said plates adapted to resiliently fit into depressed areas in'said wall opening.

6. A device for holding toilet paper which comprises a frame having a rectangular opening therein, a resilient plate attached to each. of. the lateral sides of said opening, said plates extending rearwardly of the face of said frame, depressed portions in said plates adapted tosupport between them the ends of a core having toilet paper thereon, and means on said plates for frictionally en gaging the sides of a wall opening for retaining said device in position for use, the dimensions of said frame opening being the same as those; of said wall opening. I i I 7. A device for holding toilet paper which comprises a frame having a rectangular opening therein, a resilient plate attached to each of the lateral sides of said opening, said plates extending rearwardly of the face of said frame, depressed portions in said plates adapted to support between them the ends of a core having toilet paper thereon, and means on saidplates for frictionally'engaging the sides of a wallopening for retaining said device in position for use, the dimensions of said frame opening being the same as those of said wall opening and the rear faceof said framebeing adapted to fit flushv against said wall.

MURRAY. DESSAUR. 

